Keyboard problem??

joebhoy1916 · 05-09-2006 4:35am #1

My keyboard is kinda fcuked.

When I press the up key and 3 the sterling sign should come up but all I get is #.

I cant get Euro sign either.

When I want to get the @ sign im sapposed to press the up key and ' but when i press that I get " I have to press the up key and 2 to get @ it's backward's.

Few other thing's wrong on it too.

Thanks

Ruu_Old · 05-09-2006 4:43am

Go to Start->Control Panel->Regional and Language Options, click on the Languages tab, then Details. Make sure English (Ireland) is set as the default language. Alt Gr+4 should give you the Euro symbol.

joebhoy1916 · 05-09-2006 4:55am

It's set to that! Nope not working??

Ruu_Old · 05-09-2006 4:59am

When you say "up key" you mean the Shift key?

joebhoy1916 · 05-09-2006 5:13am

No the other side straight across. Under enter

spurious · 05-09-2006 5:18am

Sounds like it's set to a US layout.

What Ruu suggested should have worked.
Try Start/Settings/Control Panel/Regional....

Languages/Click 'details' under text services - what you want to see is English(UK) with an English (UK) keyboard.

Ruu_Old · 05-09-2006 5:18am

Its the same key both sides, anyway I just set my keyboard to English(US) and I got the same "problems" as you. I set it back to English(Ireland) and its working fine with the euro symbol and others you mentioned. Double check the language settings again, make sure its highlighted in bold to denote it being the default.

joebhoy1916 · 05-09-2006 5:29am

Text services and input language??

It only says US.

"What Ruu suggested should have worked.
Try Start/Settings/Control Panel/Regional...."

It on english Ireland.

spurious · 05-09-2006 5:37am

Are you using XP?

Beside Regional Options there should be two other tabs, one saying 'Languages', the other 'Advanced' , and the first thing under 'Languages' is 'Text Services and Input languages'.

Ruu_Old · 05-09-2006 5:42am

Ok so what you have is like below? That is the way it should be.

joebhoy1916 · 05-09-2006 5:54am

How do I do that?

Ruu_Old · 05-09-2006 5:56am

*bangs head off wall* See post #2 in this thread.

joebhoy1916 · 05-09-2006 6:00am

No I meant the picture so I can show ya what it is.

I only had US on it but now I dont know how but I have UK then english ireland something like you have.

Ok have it like your's now sorry not great with computer's.

@ Nope still not working

Ruu_Old · 05-09-2006 6:07am

Ah right, have the window you want captured open then press the "Prt Scr" key and then go into Paint (Start->Programs->Accessories->Paint). Click Edit, Paste and then Save as a JPEG file. Attach it to your next post.

Our man in Havana · 05-09-2006 6:30am

Sadly I can't access your computer to see those images.

joebhoy1916 · 05-09-2006 6:46am

now? untitled.JPG

Our man in Havana · 05-09-2006 7:08am

That's seems ok now.

joebhoy1916 · 05-09-2006 7:24am

It ain't working.

Thanks for your help anyways

aidan_r · 05-09-2006 7:37am

http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/drintl/faqs/kbdfaq.mspx

^some reading material for you, gl

Keyboard problem??

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